12th– 17th JULY 2016 ENNIS, COUNTY CLARE

2015

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1st €400 6th €85 11th €25

2nd €300 7th €75 12th €25

3rd €200 8th €60 13th €25

4th €125 9th €60 14th €25

5th €100 10th €60 15th €25

1st €60 5th €30 9th €15

2nd €50 6th €25 10th €15

3rd €45 7th €20

4th €40 8th €20

1st €50 3rd €30 5th €20

2nd €40 4th €25

1st €125 2nd €75 3rd €55

1st €125 2nd €75 3rd €55

1st €125 2nd €75 3rd €55

1st €125 2nd €75 3rd €55

€40 €4,415

Final Overall

Points

Mountains

First Year Junior

Lantern Rouge Total Prize Fund

Team

Road Stage x 5

Time Trial Stage

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PRIZE LIST 2

STAGE ONE 4

STAGE TWO 6

STAGE THREE 8

STAGE FOUR 10

STAGE FIVE 12

STAGE SIX 14

RACE RULES 15

2015

Sponsors of the Yellow Jersey

TUESDAY 12TH JULY 2016

Rider Registration: 2.00 p.m. – 5.00 p.m.Race Headquarters: Treacy’s West County Hotel, EnnisDirections to start: • Leave West County Hotel turn right• Continue straight through one minor roundabout• Take 2nd Exit at Major Roundabout Direction Limerick• Next right after Filling Station.• Start at Lollipop Creche.Time Trial start at 7.00 p.m. sharp at one minute intervals.

No Time Trial bikes or aerodynamic equipment will be permitted.Gear check will be carried out following the finish of each rider.There are No Points available towards the Points competition on this stage.Jersey’s will be presented at Race Headquarters following the stage.

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Stage 1Kildysart Road

0.0km Start Lollipop Creche6.2km Finish Drumquin

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Sponsored By

TUESDAY 12TH JULY 2016

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Stage 1Kildysart Road

Sponsors of the 1st year Junior Jersey

WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY 2016:

Sign On: 10.30-11.30 Assembly at West County Car Park: 11:50Racing starts 12.00 Noon at 60k sign Leaving Clarecastle

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Stage 2East Clare – 117.8km

0.0 Start at 60kph sign leaving Clarecastle R4584.2 Roundabout 2nd exit dir. Limerick4.3 Roundabout 2nd exit dir. Dromoland R4586.9 Newmarket on Fergus8.0 Caution Left then Right in village8.7 Roundabout 1st exit dir. Drumline R45815.5 T Junction Left dir. Sixmilebridge R47119.8 Sixmilebridge20.6 Caution Narrow Bridge then straight through Cross Roads R47123.3 NARROW ROADS CAUTION24.6 Merge with Minor Road24.8 Veer Left R47132.5 Truagh Veer Right at Church33.5 Right onto Main Road dir. Limerick R46537.0 Left dir. Killaloe R46337.1 Caution Narrow Bridge53.0 Killaloe53.7 Straight through Traffic Lights dir. Scarriff

62.1 Start KOH CAT 3 at minor road on left63.7 KOH at parking area on left with slow sign left hand bend70.0 Tuamgraney70.3 T Junction Right dir.Scarriff71.0 Scarriff veer Left onto Main Street 72.0 Left dir. Gort77.4 Start KOH at bend80.1 KOH CAT 3 Two Pillars on left81.1 Peppers Bar Right dir. Gort 88.0 Start KOH at McNamaras90.1 Killanena90.7 KOH at Church CAT 292.7 Drumandoorha100.1 T Junction Left R458 dir. Ennis.110.6 Crusheen Caution Traffic Island111.3 Roundabout 1st exit dir.Barefield.117.5 Barefield117.8 Finish at National School

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WEDNESDAY 13TH JULY 2016:

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Stage 2East Clare – 117.8km

Green jersey Sponsored by:

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THURSDAY 14TH JULY 2016

Headquarters: West County HotelSign On: 10:30-11:30Assemble West County: 11.45Neutralised onto By Pass.Racing starts at Top Bikes Left at Claureen Roundabout

Stage 3Lahinch – 101.7km

0.0 Race starts at Top Bikes0.9 Traffic Island12.8 Inagh 13.1 Left at Sean O’Rionn15.1 Start KOH CAT 3 (2 houses on left)16.7 KOH House with vegetable garden in front Sheds on

right 28.0 Cross Roads straight dir. Quilty 7km30.1 Cross Roads Straight dir.Spanish Point31.8. T Junction right Ennistimon N6732.0 Left R482 at Belbridge House Hotel32.9 T Junction Left Lahinch 14km35.2 Caution sharp right bend over bridge36.3 T Junction Left dir. Ennistimon 44.0 Caution right under bridge

45.2 Lahinch caution through village46.3. Left dir. Liscannor50.2 Liscannor53.7 Start KOH at pump house on left57.4 KOH Cliffs of Moher at water tower on Left CAT 2 66.6 Staggered junction right and left dir. Kilfenora75.3 Kilfenora75.4 T Junction Left dir. Corrofin80.9 Leamanagh Castle on Left84.9 Killnaboy87.2 Corrofin88.6 Bad Right hand bridge98.0 T Junction Left die Ennis N85100.4 Roundabout right second exit dir. Limerick.101.7 Finish at ESB Box on By Pass

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THURSDAY 14TH JULY 2016

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Stage 3Lahinch – 101.7km

Sponsors of the KOH jersey

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FRIDAY 15TH JULY 2016

Transfer to Ballyvaughan Sign On: 10.30-11.30 Hylands Hotel in Ballyvaughan

Stage 4Wild Atlantic Way – 109.9km

0.0 Start Meadowfield B/B7.6 Bell Harbour Right dir. Carron8.5 Right dir. Carron 10km12.7 Start KOH Hurling Pitch on Left18.2 KOH Cassidy’s Bar Carron CAT 119.4 Start KOH Brown Finger Sign Mc Auley’s House20.9 KOH—CAT 3 Large Shed on Right23.2 Right dir.Ballyvaughan R48026.0 Caution Bad Bends for 2.5km32.0 Caution Bad Descent35.7 T Junction Left dir. Ennistimon N6739.1 Start KOH Gregans Hotel sign Corkscrew42.4 KOH just before left hand turn CAT 142.6 Direction Benrue B/B 6 km47.7 Veer Right Corrofin 14 km51.6 T Junction Left Kilfenora

51.8 T Junction Right at Nagles Drapery Store52.4 Start KOH at Grotto on right CAT 356.1 KOH Lane on left with cattle Grid58.5 T Junction Right dir. Galway N6767.9 Left direction Fanore on R47768.0 Left direction Doolin L1036 72.0 T Junction Left on R479 Doolin 2km 74.0 Left Start KOH up Castle Hill CAT175.6 KOH just before cross roads75.7 Cross roads Left dir. Lisdoonvarna R47881.2 Staggered Cross Roads Left dir Galway on N6782.0 Left dir. Fanore R44791.0 Fanore 109.2 Ballyvaughan109.9 Finish

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FRIDAY 15TH JULY 2016

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Stage 4Wild Atlantic Way – 109.9km

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SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2016

Headquarters: West County HotelSign On: 10.30-11.30Assembly at West County Hotel: 11.45Start on the Gort Road

Stage 5Gallows Hill – 101.3 km

0.0 Racing starts at Topaz Garage on R4582.7 Roundabout 1st exit straight4.3 Roundabout 1st exit straight4.4 Barefield11.3 Roundabout 3rd exit entering Crusheen11.8 Traffic Island Caution22.6 Right onto R461 dir Scarriff24.8 Start KOH Sheds on left25.9 KOH at 2nd chevron CAT 328.2 Drumadoora

31.0 Killaneana36.9 Start KOH at Bridge38.2 Kilcarron39.1 KOH at Cross roads L80283 CAT 341.4 Right at Peppers Bar dir.Feakle48.0 Right onto R352 dir.Tulla53.1 Left dir.O’Callaghans Mills

57.1 O’Callaghans Mills 64.1 Broadford64.3 T Junction Right onto Main Street64.8 Start KOH at 60km signs67.5 KOH Rockery on Left CAT 3 76.0 Right at Barrys Cross dir. Ardnacrusha L305678.1 T Junction Right dir. Meelick80.8 Right at T junction80.9 Start KOH Stone Wall85.5 KOH Windy Gap CAT 289.4 Veer Left dir. Sixmilebridge R47193.0 Sixmilebridge93.3 Left at Cross Roads dir. Cratloe94.4 Caution Railway Bridge97.1 Caution Railway Bridge98.4 Cratloe Left Start KOH99.4 Cratloe Wood Car Park101.3 Finish KOH Gallows Hill Cat 1

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SATURDAY 16TH JULY 2016

Stage 5Gallows Hill – 101.3 km

Sponsored By

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SUNDAY 17TH JULY 2016

Headquarters: West County HotelSign On: 09:30 -10:30Assembly at West County Hotel: 10:45Neutralised to Start under Flyover

Stage 6Ennis Circuit Race – 77.5km

0.0 Racing starts under Flyover1.8 Veer Left dir. Ballyhea4.3 Left dir. Ennis7.5 Through Finish Line 7 Laps remaining8.0 Left9.9 Left onto Main Road dir. Kilrush11.7 Veer Left dir. Ballyhea14.2 Left dir. Ennis17.5 End Lap 6 remaining.77.5 Finish.

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Scott Bicycles Junior Tour will be run under the Rules of Cycling Ireland and Union Cycliste Internationale,

together with those additionally specified in this Manual. Any situation not covered by these regulations

shall be settled in accordance with UCI General, Technical and Stage Race Regulations. The organisers will

under no circumstances hold themselves responsible in any way for cycling, motorcycling, motoring or other

civil offences. Competitors, race staff and team officials are obliged to observe the Road Traffic Acts. It is

the responsibility of team officials and competitors to be familiar with the Race Regulations. All participants

(riders and officials) must be holders of a current valid licence issued by a UCI affiliated national federation

which must be submitted to the Commissaire President before the start of the event. Competitors shall

submit themselves to any Anti-Doping control immediately after the finish of each stage. It is compulsory

that all competitors wear hard-shell helmets at all times on every stage.

SUNDAY 17TH JULY 2016

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Stage 6Ennis Circuit Race – 77.5km

Race Rules & Regulations

INFRINGEMENTS Any infringement of any of the race rules by any competitor, team official or helper will make the whole team

liable to penalties or disqualification. These penalties may also include fines and/or reduction of prize value

in compliance with UCI Regulations. Riders and officials should be careful regarding toilet requirements and

seek suitable areas in places not subject to public view.

Failure to comply with this instruction may incur sanctions depending on the seriousness of the offence.

SPONSORSHIP A badge supplied by the team, bearing team’s sponsors name/logo may be affixed to Classification Leaders

Jerseys. This badge shall be produced for approval by the Race Organiser and Commissaire President at

the team managers meeting prior to the start of the race. The location of the badge on the jersey shall not

infringe or detract from the jersey’s sponsor name. A final decision of the badge’s location rests with the

Race Organiser.The area of the badge can be no greater than 64sq.cms.

RACING REGULATIONS Riders must obey the Rules of The Roads and are responsible at all times for their own safety.

Roads are not closed to traffic.

All riders placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in each stage and the leaders of the various classification jerseys must

present themselves immediately on the platform after each stage to take part in the presentations.

The priority of classification jerseys is as follows.

1. General Classification by time.

2. Point’s classification.

3. KOM Classification.

4. First Year Junior Competition.

5. Stage Winners Jersey

With the exception of the final stage a rider will only be awarded one jersey at each stage end. Should a rider

qualify for more than one jersey he will be presented with the leader’s jersey of the higher classification.

Subsequent classification jerseys will then be awarded to the next best-placed rider.

Riders taking pace will be sanctioned and riders being towed shall be liable to disqualification.

Team vehicles except in Time Trials are restricted to a maximum height of 1.66metres.

Team Cars in the Cavalcade will follow in the order of individual classification on the basis of one car per

team.Riders may receive parts, or a whole bike from any team car. No rider may give his bike or any part of

his bike to a rider from another team.

Riders may exchange Food, Drinks, and Tools etc during a stage.

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Riders may not assist, other than by normally accepted sporting practice, or enter into any agreement with

members of other teams; any action of this nature will be penalised.

Feeding will not be permitted in the first 40kms or the last 16kms. All feeding must take place at the rear of

the field.

Breakaway groups may only be followed by the helpers when the gap between them and the chasers is

greater than one minute, and then only with the consent of The Commissaire.

No Team Car may overtake in the last 10kms of a stage.

Should the Judges be unable to place all the riders in a group the unplaced riders being exaequo, prizes and

points (rounded up to the next unit) will be divided between them.

The Timekeeper will attribute the same time to all riders passing in a group at the finish. However, where

the opportunity offers, and there are gaps, separate times may be taken.

Riders not holding the handlebars when crossing the finish line in a close sprint may be relegated to the last

place in that group.

A Rider who incurs a puncture, fall or a mechanical incident in the last kilometre shall be credited with the

same time as the riders whose company he was in prior to the incident, but he must cross the finish line

otherwise he shall be given last place on the stage. This will not apply on Stage 5 Hill Top finish of Gallows

Hill.

RACE SERVICEThe first Neutral Service Car will normally be placed with the leading group, the second with a following

group.Teams wishing to avail of the service will equip these cars. Riders receiving equipment will be

responsible for returning or replacing it.

Teams cars starting with No. One in the cavalcade are obliged to service riders when Neutral Service is tied

up with other riders. Team Cars of the first three riders on General Classification are exempt from this rule.

It is expected that this service be carried out in a fair and sporting manner.

ALL SERVICE ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE ROAD ONLY.

KING OF THE MOUNTAINSKOM Points will be awarded for mountain primes on the following scale.

Category 1 climb, 1st to 5th placing -12, 10, 8, 6, 4 points

Category 2 climb, 1st to 4th placing -9, 7, 5, 3 points

Category 3 climb, 1st to 3rd placing -5, 3, 1 point

The approach to a KOM is indicated by a Blue Flag.

The KOM Flag itself is indicated by a White Flag.

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POINTS CLASSIFICATIONPoints will be awarded as follows 15 points down to 1 point respectively on each Road stage for the first 15

places.

Should two or more riders have an equal number of points the rider with the greater number of first

placings on stages is deemed the winner. Should it not be possible to separate riders on points the higher

placed rider on General Classification will be awarded priority in this Classification.

APPEALSAnyone wishing to lodge an appeal may do so in writing accompanied by 20euro to the Commissaire

President, Chief Judge,or Race Organiser.

OBJECTION TIME LIMITConcerning an incident during a stage 1hr. after the closing time of stage.

Concerning stage placing before start of next stage.

Concerning final result 1hr after announcement of results

TIME LIMITThe Time Limit for all stages will be 20% of the winner’s time. The Time Limit may be extended by the

Commissaire President in agreement with the Race Organiser in exceptional circumstances.

GEARING7.93 is the highest gear allowed and no taping or other means of reducing will be permitted.

ALL MACHINES WILL BE CHECKED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TIME TRIAL.

After other stages the race leader, the first three on the stage and random numbers will be checked. These

checks will be at 200 metres past finish line.

Riders and Managers please check for these numbers, they will be up on a notice board at the Gear Check

area.

PENALTIES FOR OVER GEARING1ST OFFENCE placed at the end of stage plus five minutes

2nd OFFENCE placed at the end of G.C. Plus five minutes

3RD OFFENCE Disqualification

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Race Director Alice Sherratt

Race Secretary Gary McIlroy

Commissaire President Phil O Brien

Commissaires Tommy Campbell

Peter Flanagan

Timekeeper Tom Keenan

Chief Judge Ger Madden

Judges Mairtin Og MacDonnacha

Tom Keenan

Photo Finish Frank Gibson

Results Rapid Results

Blackboard Pat Therese Dowd

Chief Moto Marshal Richie McNamara

Moto Marshals C.A.M.M.I

Garda Liaison Pat Dowd

PA Announcer Ted Crowley

Ambulance Service Clare Civil Defence

Communications Oliver McKenna

Lead Cars Brendan Quigley

Terry Curran

Oliver McKenna

Tim O’Regan

Static Stewards Mick Payne, Jimmy Durkan, Dolmen CC, Burren CC, Clare Crusaders,

Neutral Service Crews Mick Twomey, Mick Reidy, Jack Whelan, Gearoid Campbell

Sign On Caroline Farrell

Stage Finish Larry Farrell

Commissaire Drivers/ Dolores Usher, Vincent Cronin, Scott Kinsella,

Transport Sean McIlroy, Sean McNicholl, Stephen Enright, Michael Noonan,

John Ryan , Damien Roche, Frank O’Regan, Noel Kelly

Race Photographer Stephen McMahon

Television Irish Sports Network

Broom Wagon Willie Roche

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